Some of the regular folks would remember that a group of guys from an India centric forum had got together and got loudspeaker kits imported from GR Research. The entire saga of the import process was documented in this epic thread of that forum:
http://www.hifivision.com/diy/19688-best-ever-deal-loudspeaker-kits.htmlWhile participating members were free to choose any of the kits, a majority of us had chosen the X-Series kits, specifically the X-LS Classic / X-LS Encore kits, because of the stupendous VFM factor.
I went in for a 5.1 set up. So, in addition to the X-SLS Encore (Floor stander version using the X-LS kit) for the mains, I've gone in for X-CS Encore for the centre (not listed on the site), the A/V 1RS for the rear surrounds and the 12" Servo Controlled subwoofer driver to be driven by Rhythmik Direct Servo Sub woofer Amp in a sand filled sub woofer enclosure.
Several members have documented their builds but I was in blissful procrastination mode and am probably the last to take up the build because I was already having a good stereo rig and there was no place to keep the 5.1 setup in the smallish apartment that I was living then at Chennai.
When I got relocated to Trivandrum on transfer last year , I took a reasonably big house on purpose because I wanted to build the HT setup after all. I could locate a professional team of two brothers who make speaker boxes for theatres who also happened to be one of the interior work contractors of the organisation that I am working for.
We've started the work in all earnest sometime in January this year. However because of their professional commitments and my office hours, we could work only on one or two weekends every month.
I was clicking the pictures religiously during the build process but initial lethargy on my part and the tediousness of uploading the pictures later as the pictures got piled up have forced me to postpone documenting the build process as and when it happened.
Now that the build has come to close and I have a few queries to seek answers to, I've decided to start the thread and think of posting the pictures in due course.
These are the guys, The Band of Brothers in their old workshop where the build is progressing. They complement each other perfectly. The one on the left is the elder one Mr. Gopa Kumar who handles the logistics and administration and the one on right is Santhosh, who does the actual work.
To be continued...
